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Authors: Laurann Dohner
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you feel the need, go with that insult.”
That shocked her to silence.
Ryder sighed, turning his head to frown at his brother. “Did you have to tell her that?”
River shrugged. “I wanted her to be accurate. It’s not as though it’s a secret around here.” He looked back down at Brit. “Are you hungry? I’m starving. Trina makes the best breakfasts.”
“Fix what you did to my car.”
He shook his head and inched around Brit to walk to the table. “I have to order parts.”
Spinning to glare at the jerk, Brit watched him calmly sit at the battered table near the back door. He kept his back to her. She took a step toward him, her keys fisted in her hand, the urge to beat on the bastard so strong she didn’t even bother to try to fight it. He deserved to get hit.
4A hand snaked out to grip her arm, halting her, and Brit jerked her head around to give Ryder a startled look. He frowned at her and shook his head slowly, releasing her arm as quickly as he’d grabbed it.
“It’s not worth it. You can’t beat sense into his thick head. Trust me. We’ve all tried to before. I’ll take a look at your car after breakfast and see if I can fix whatever he did.”
Trina sighed loudly, bringing plates to the table. “Damn it, River. Can’t you behave just once? You shouldn’t be harassing our guest.” She glanced at Ryder. “Where’s Nav?
I thought you said he’d be right along.”
“He is dropping off the new studs to Adam and Trip. He dropped me off on his way there so I could shower. One of the new studs is an ornery son of a bitch that knocked me on my ass into some horse shit.”
Laughing, River picked up his fork. “Nav should have waited for me to arrive and taken me with him. You and horses never got along.”
Ryder brought more plates of food to the table. “That’s why I am in a band. He might have waited but nobody knew you were coming home. I heard you got hurt. You okay?”
“Hell, you know me. The high prize money tempted me enough and while I won, the dismount got a bit rough. I’m good though.” River didn’t look at Brit once. “What happened this time to bring you home?”
Ryder sat, reached for a gallon of milk, and poured it into a glass in front of him.
“Jeff had to be taken to rehab again.”
“Shit. What got him drinking this time?”
Brit realized she wasn’t going to win this argument and forced herself to calm down. She glanced at Trina, who motioned with her head for her to have a seat at the table. Brit set her keys on the table next to her as she sat as far from River as she could get, refusing to look at him but unable not to hear his conversation with his brother.
“He tried to surprise the wife when we got a last-minute gig near his home and she wasn’t alone.” Ryder sighed loudly. “I keep telling the guys that marriage and bands don’t mix but they don’t listen. He tied one on, got locked up after going back to beat the shit out of the guy who’d nailed his wife, and we bailed him out. We took him straight back to rehab.”
“She wasn’t a groupie on the move, huh?”
“Nope. She had a son from a previous marriage and had to keep a home up for the boy. We were only gone for three weeks on that tour but I guess she got lonely.” Ryder shrugged. “The life is rough on couples.”
“I’m glad you’re both home.” Trina sat next to Brit. “Nav is worried about me and likes to stay close to home all the time now. With both of you here, he can do that.”
The back door opened and another brother walked in. Brit stared in amazement as she looked intently into his eyes. This brother wasn’t as dark as the twins and obviously 4part white with those blue eyes. He glanced at her and then his attention fixed on Trina.
A wide grin transformed his handsome face into a look of sheer joy.
“Damn, I missed you.”
Trina jumped up and ran into the man’s arms, moving fast for a pregnant woman.
“Nav!”
He lifted her from the floor,
That shocked her to silence.
Ryder sighed, turning his head to frown at his brother. “Did you have to tell her that?”
River shrugged. “I wanted her to be accurate. It’s not as though it’s a secret around here.” He looked back down at Brit. “Are you hungry? I’m starving. Trina makes the best breakfasts.”
“Fix what you did to my car.”
He shook his head and inched around Brit to walk to the table. “I have to order parts.”
Spinning to glare at the jerk, Brit watched him calmly sit at the battered table near the back door. He kept his back to her. She took a step toward him, her keys fisted in her hand, the urge to beat on the bastard so strong she didn’t even bother to try to fight it. He deserved to get hit.
4A hand snaked out to grip her arm, halting her, and Brit jerked her head around to give Ryder a startled look. He frowned at her and shook his head slowly, releasing her arm as quickly as he’d grabbed it.
“It’s not worth it. You can’t beat sense into his thick head. Trust me. We’ve all tried to before. I’ll take a look at your car after breakfast and see if I can fix whatever he did.”
Trina sighed loudly, bringing plates to the table. “Damn it, River. Can’t you behave just once? You shouldn’t be harassing our guest.” She glanced at Ryder. “Where’s Nav?
I thought you said he’d be right along.”
“He is dropping off the new studs to Adam and Trip. He dropped me off on his way there so I could shower. One of the new studs is an ornery son of a bitch that knocked me on my ass into some horse shit.”
Laughing, River picked up his fork. “Nav should have waited for me to arrive and taken me with him. You and horses never got along.”
Ryder brought more plates of food to the table. “That’s why I am in a band. He might have waited but nobody knew you were coming home. I heard you got hurt. You okay?”
“Hell, you know me. The high prize money tempted me enough and while I won, the dismount got a bit rough. I’m good though.” River didn’t look at Brit once. “What happened this time to bring you home?”
Ryder sat, reached for a gallon of milk, and poured it into a glass in front of him.
“Jeff had to be taken to rehab again.”
“Shit. What got him drinking this time?”
Brit realized she wasn’t going to win this argument and forced herself to calm down. She glanced at Trina, who motioned with her head for her to have a seat at the table. Brit set her keys on the table next to her as she sat as far from River as she could get, refusing to look at him but unable not to hear his conversation with his brother.
“He tried to surprise the wife when we got a last-minute gig near his home and she wasn’t alone.” Ryder sighed loudly. “I keep telling the guys that marriage and bands don’t mix but they don’t listen. He tied one on, got locked up after going back to beat the shit out of the guy who’d nailed his wife, and we bailed him out. We took him straight back to rehab.”
“She wasn’t a groupie on the move, huh?”
“Nope. She had a son from a previous marriage and had to keep a home up for the boy. We were only gone for three weeks on that tour but I guess she got lonely.” Ryder shrugged. “The life is rough on couples.”
“I’m glad you’re both home.” Trina sat next to Brit. “Nav is worried about me and likes to stay close to home all the time now. With both of you here, he can do that.”
The back door opened and another brother walked in. Brit stared in amazement as she looked intently into his eyes. This brother wasn’t as dark as the twins and obviously 4part white with those blue eyes. He glanced at her and then his attention fixed on Trina.
A wide grin transformed his handsome face into a look of sheer joy.
“Damn, I missed you.”
Trina jumped up and ran into the man’s arms, moving fast for a pregnant woman.
“Nav!”
He lifted her from the floor,
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